There is only one species of leopard, Panthera pardus. There are, however, nine subspecies of leopard, and although some are doing quite well, others are endangered. Here is a list of the subspecies and their conservation status: African Leopard: Least Concern Indian Leopard: Near Threatened Javan Leopard: Critically Endangered Arabian Leopard: Critically Endangered Amur Leopard: Critically Endangered North Chinese Leopard: Endangered Persian Leopard: Endangered Indo-Chinese Leopard: Vulnerable Sri Lankan Leopard: Endangered
No, both the Amur leopard and Chinese tiger are more endangered. The Amur leopard has a population of only around 45, while the Chinese tiger is down to twenty or less, may even be extinct in the wild.
The leopard as a species is not endangered, but some races are. See IUCN Redlist for list of endangered leopard races.
The only leopard subspecies endangered is the rare Amur leopard, of which around 30 survive.
The status of the Chinese leopard is unknown and is not currently listed as endangered. More information on the species is needed. The Chinese leopards are included on CITESAppendix I. The leopards need better protection from illegal trade in skins and bones.
The clouded leopard is becoming endangered because of the lack of habitat.
The snow leopard is found only in high mountains of the Asian continent, not in North America.
As a species, leopards are not endangered. But many subspecies are. See IUCN Redlist for list of endangered leopard sub species.
Black Jaguar, Clouded leopard, jaguar, North Chinese leopar, Persian Leopard, Snow leopard, & Cheetah Look at zoo webpages
The snow leopard was first put on the endangered species list was in 1972.
Yes.
Leopard in Chinese is 豹子 (bàozi).